I think that at the helm is the default place, but I have seen it mounted either on the cockpit coaming or on a adjustable arm, so it can be turned 180 degrees (so it can be used from in front of the wheel). This type of mounting frees you from being stuck behind the wheel.
If you sail with a crew (at least double handed), having the control at the wheel makes plenty of sense. But if you single hand often, I would say that you want to have the option to operate from in front of the wheel. So the control head should be reachable from there. When I sail solo I spend at least 50% of the time in front of the wheel. Of course, this is a function of where your sail controls are. I have the cabin top traveller and the cabin top winches for the genoa sheets. Just my $0.02 Marek 1994 C270 "Legato" Ottawa, ON From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Danny Haughey via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 16:32 To: [email protected] Cc: Danny Haughey <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List EV 100 autopilot I can't help but wonder, if setting an autopilot is so you can leave the helm for short periods of time, why is the control better at the helm? you would think that being able to adjust from in front of the helm would have some benefit... I know it is just my ignorance speaking but, I'm just curious as to the benefits of one location over the other. Especially if you have a compatible plotter at the helm and can make some adjustments (I know it lacks some functionality through the plotter), would it not be somewhat redundant? Not that redundancy is necessarily a bad thing... Danny On 8/30/2016 4:04 PM, mike amirault via CnC-List wrote: I strongly recommend you put the control head at the helm, not on the side of the companionway. I had mounted mine at the companionway and ended up moving it to a box on the helm; much more useful there and you can display up to 6 boxes of data connected to the backbone. _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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